Is there a way to update all cross references whilst keeping their formatting?

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June 14, 2018
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I have inherited a Framemaker document that has a lot of cross references. These cross references have the format set as Title_and_Page (the cross reference displays the heading and what page it is on).

When I make any changes to the document these page numbers soon become out of date. It would be extrememly useful if I knew a way of updating all cross references in a document and still keeping the formatting. I have tried updating them using the Edit menu - Update Rerences option but this just replaces them with plain text, which is not what I want.

Is there a way of updating these cross references and keep the Title_and_Page formatting setting?

I am using structured FrameMaker 10.

Thanks.

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Arnis Gubins

Inspiring

Have you tried the following menu option:

Edit > Update References...

and then select "All Cross-References" in the dialogue box ?

clarem17016750Author

Known Participant

Yes I have tried that, it replaces the cross references but does not keep the title and page format.

Arnis Gubins

Inspiring

Updating will only change what the x-ref format specifies, so if you're x-ref appearance/content changes, then the definition for that format has been changed. If you could please show the definition in the original (i.e. out-of-date xref) vs. the ones that change after the update, then that might provide a clue. Have you also used a new EDD with the files?

clarem17016750Author

Known Participant

The formatting is actually 'Heading&Page' not 'Title_and_Page'.

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